Technical Account Manager recruitment

Qualifications

oBachelors Degree in Computer Science or Math or Sciences

o2-3 years of progressive experience in systems and technology; exposure to financial systems is a must.

Requirements

oSelf motivated, innovative and self starter

oAbility to work in a team environment and partner with development and support teams globally

oStrong business focus and a clear understanding that technology is the means to achieving business goals.

oAbility to learn and assimilate knowledge of proprietary systems quickly

oStrong communication skills

oEffective partnership skills to work with the business to ensure requirements are captured correctly

oAbility to lead projects independently and provide guidance to junior members of the team

oAbility to perform in a fast paced environment where time to delivery and/or resolution is critical to protect/increase revenue stream

oAbility to multi-task and work on multiple projects at the same time in a complex environment

Technical Requirements

oStrong knowledge of OMS concepts

oStrong knowledge of the FIX (4.2, 4.4) protocol for Futures electronic trading (buy/sell sides)

oStrong core Java skills for small to medium development projects.

oFamiliarity with Unix commands and troubleshooting application performance issues

oFamiliarity with networking concepts, understanding of TCP/IP concepts

oShell scripting, Perl, SQL experience a plus

oIf possible, experience deploying GL/Sungard software SLE/SLC/…

oKnowledge and experience with ULLINK products very desirable

oFutures Product knowledge and experience dealing with the intricacies of the futures exchanges in the Americas


 

Most of the applications are developed in Java, J2EE, C++, FIX, perl etc and support Electronic trading, technical on-boarding of clients, reporting, STP feeds to middle and back office systems etc.

The development team that designs and supports the FIX and OMS environments is looking for a new member. Very strong ability to work on integration projects is a must, as daily tasks and projects will require a clear understanding on how multiple systems interact. The team is responsible for the management of capacity, performance and growth of the environment as well as the development of new features sponsored by the business. As such, the candidate must be able to work in parallel on medium term projects (release process of new binaries, architecture, features) as well as daily tasks (trouble shooting , helping the production teams).

Those projects are maintained by teams located multiple regions, thus the ability to understand existing procedures and methodologies and adapt to those is a must.

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and an innovative thinker with a strong focus on quality of delivery and a continuous focus on improving existing processes, procedures and applications.